Have you tried everything to treat your migraines, but you’re still suffering?
“I’ve tried everything.” If you suffer from migraines, there’s a good chance this is what you’re dealing with.
Pills. Tests. Experts. Alternative treatments. And still…the pain keeps coming back. So what’s actually going on here? Ever wonder why there are so many different treatments for migraines? It’s because migraines can be very difficult to treat, and no one has yet come up with a treatment that is reliable and free of side effects. Also, each person with migraines may have a different response to the same treatment. Basically, migraines are not so simple to treat. If they were, there would be one treatment, not so many different ones.
At Rosh Ragua, we focus on a small but important area in the nervous system that is particularly important for migraines: it’s called the SPG (SphenoPalatine Ganglion).
The SPG is a cluster of nerves located near the back of the nose and has a really important role in the pain of migraines. When the SPG is “activated” or becomes overly sensitive it can trigger the severe pain of migraine headaches.
But here’s the crazy thing: most migraine treatments don’t deal with the SPG at all. So what actually happens? You take a pill…the pain calms down a bit…but the SPG may be still active.
After a while? The pain comes back. And it feels like “nothing works.”
So what does work differently? There is an approach that treats the SPG directly through the nose and its goal is simple: to calm the center that triggers the pain. Instead of silencing a symptom or “putting out a temporary fire,” we aim to block the nerve transmission in the SPG so that we can interrupt the migraine pain pathway.
And that’s the difference people feel. Not just temporary relief, but a change in the frequency and intensity of the pain. Even for people who have suffered for years.
In fact, you can think of the SPG block as pressing CRTL-ALT-DELETE on your computer, because the SPG block can “reset” the nervous system. This is the way we think that although the SPG block is a relatively short procedure, the effects on migraines may be very long-lasting. The frequency of migraines may be reduced, the intensity of the migraine pain may be reduced, and in some people, the migraines may actually disappear completely for a long time.
So if you feel like you’ve already tried everything, but the pain keeps coming back and you don’t want to rely on pills, injections, etc, why not give the SPG block a chance? From what we call tell, it’s the best-kept secret in migraine treatment, and it may be able to help you.
